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Originally posted by Tony Morello there's a reason i asked allied to join my crew, he has talent and he's one of the hardest working djs i know, i don't surround myself with idiots, that's not how i got to where i am if all djs are getting paid, promoters will be more aware of how they're spending the cash once again the talent will rise to the top there are people who can beatmatch and play records, then there are people who can dj

Thank you Tony, I know we are on the same page with things.

at some point...doesn't it always become about the money??? yeah you start off doing things for the hell of it as a hobby...but when you get to that point in your life where you know you are good...why not make some extra cash on the side of things if you can do it???

Reading this thread reminds me of the many reasons I'm thankful I don't have to earn a living from DJing. If I really wanted to make money from DJing though I would be doing weddings and corporate events because that is where the real money is at. And I just can't stand doing commercial clubs even if they are paying hundreds for a few hours my time is more precious than that.

people who say other dj's are in it for the wrong reasons are living in their little idealist fantasy land. money makes the world go round. i for one love getting paid for djing. its great being able to make money doing something you love.

i completely agree with allied nation. of course we've all done free gigs here and there, but in the end, who doesn't want to get compensated in one way or another.

i make my living working as a producer at the #1 radio station in calgary

that's why i don't do my weekly anymore, it became a job

i also dj for a mobile dj company on the side doing weddings and corporate

from top 40 to hard dance

Mobile DJ is where its at for the money. I'm in the process of slowly piecing together a mobile rig.

I think the problem with this thread is that most of the people talking about making money are working commercial gigs, whereas most of the people talking about doing gigs for the love of music are working underground gigs where there isn't much money to go around.

true about the underground thing

like i said, take each gig on a case by case basis in terms of pay

sometimes it's painfully obvious the promoter isn't making any money, losing money even

then i'm usually good about waiving my fees

as long as there's a crowd to dance, i'll play

othertimes it's obvious they're making money off you, you're entitled to some

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Originally posted by Tony Morello true about the underground thing like i said, take each gig on a case by case basis in terms of pay sometimes it's painfully obvious the promoter isn't making any money, losing money even then i'm usually good about waiving my fees as long as there's a crowd to dance, i'll play othertimes it's obvious they're making money off you, you're entitled to some

This is exactly how I feel. Just seems like I always work with the promoters who are losing money because they took a chance on some good talent that isn't popular enough to return a profit.

There are times when the prudent thing to do is play for free, and there are times when "free" is relative because the enjoyment you get in return is worth more than some meager sum of dollars.

But there are also times when you have to realize that what you do IS worth something, and if other people are profiting from your hard work, you should expect compensation for your efforts.


Thats pretty much all there is too it.

Here in Johannesburg, the Dj's starting out are earning $30 per set at a club and it works it's way up to about $400 for a well established name who brings in a big crowd

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